Dubuque
Travel Blogs from Dubuque, United States
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Another Journey in the Books...
... we are home. Going home is never fun. I think we got a bit use to the European way of life, and being back here in Dubuque, Iowa, where everything is a dull brown and big, makes us wish we were still there. But, Spring is on its way, and from there ...
1, 2, 3 and we're off!
... we'll have time for a quick morning Beligum Beer and Chocolat before catching our plane back to Chicago and then on to Dubuque. Notice that all ground transportation is via trains and subway. We don't believe in driving cars in Europe, it's against ...
Post-Trip Reflection: Tortuguero
Visit Klenske, Ink. When most people think of traveling to Costa Rica, they feel a warm pacific breeze blowing and soft white sand between their toes. They picture posh resorts, the glowing Volcan Arenal, a misty rain forest, or the zip of a canopy ...
What's All This White Stuff on the Ground?
Go to Klenske, Ink. After a long day of waiting in airports, sitting in planes, waiting in line at customs, sprinting to our connecting flight in Houston and making it with seconds to spare only to find out that the flight was delayed for an hour, ...
Leaving Dubuque
Tonight is my last night in Dubuque. I've spent the week with my nieces, nephew and little cousins seeing the sites, especially the parks. I head to Chicago in the morning to catch my flight. Hopefully, I'll have some great photos and exciting stories to ...
We're Home
24 days, 16 states, 2 countries, 1 district and 1 province later, we're back in Dubuque. Thanks for traveling w/ us! Nick and Kara Klenske, Ink. Travel ...
Departure Day minus 1
Again, Welcome! This first post will be my initial attempt to feel out how this blog will work. Future posts will more than likely model anything from a journal entry to a story forum to a method of providing humor to my ...
Home again
After more than 24 hours of travel we arrived at the Dubuque Regional Airport and were met by Jim's dad and Christina. Our home and our bed looked good. After 8 hours of sleep and a shower I'm feeling human again. The trip was fine until the last few ...
Any port in a storm
... flaps as the hail pelted me senseless. It would not be my call, this one was on mother nature. Finally rolled into Dubuque and headed straight for the State park but when I got there the rangers questioned my shelter and pointed me in the direction ...
Two Days for the Price of One
... . It was ok. We had a half hour delay in Chicago. We left Chicago at 9:30pm on Tuesday, August 16th. We arrived in Dubuque at 10pm on Tuesday, August 16th. We were greeted by Nick's parents and Kara's aunt. We went home and talked with family. We ...
Part I: How I Lost My Liver in Iowa City
... day laying in bed wondering why the apartment kept spinning. Then it was time to leave Iowa City and officially become residents of Dubuque. But why start this so called 'real life' that everybody's been talking about yet? A summer's not complete without ...
Dubuque
LOCATION: Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3800 Arboretum Dr. | 6:30pm | No Admission (Enter from the west on Hwy. 20. Go to stoplight with Olive Garden on right. Turn left on JFK Road. Proceed through town two miles. Turn right ...
Epilogue: The Recovery
... making our flight and arrived into Chicago with plenty of time to travel across the airport to the gate for our last flight of Dubuque. Unfortunatly along the way we saw a sign saying, "Dubuque: cancelled". So we turned around, got a flight for the next ...
Prologue
Visit Klenske, Ink. A week in Amsterdam without much of a plan. Drink some beers, see some art, travel around the country a bit, and catch up with some friends. We figured it was destiny to dispel urban travel legend number 1: when one works, one ...
Merry Christmas
MerryChristmas Family and Friends, Well as most of you know I took and adventure of a lifetime this October to Costa Rica. It is in the spirit of that adventure that I write my holiday greetings. Sometimes we need ...
My Head's In Mississippi
... war der Meinung ich müsse unbedingt den Mississippi sehen. Von Chicago sind es ca. 3 Autostunden zum Fluss. Wir entschieden uns nach Dubuque, Iowa zu fahren. Erica war dort noch nie, aber wir wollten auf dem Hinweg in Galena und auf dem Weg zurück in ...
Home for the Holidays
The best part of being home for the holidays, besides family, getting our cat, eating too much, PBR, driving and being reminded of what winter is really like- is getting my luggage a week and a half later. Thus, teaching me the greatest lesson of ...
Parks
... my hands. I've been having a lot of fun with the kids. We've gone to Iowa City and hit a lot of parks in Dubuque. Here are a few pictures of the kids at the Arboretum, Dubuque County Fair and Josie & Kory's 2nd birthday. I hope everyone is doing ...
I've Moved
... Friday. There really was no time to set up camp, so I had a quick breakfast of mini-donuts and milk and went to Dubuque. What a spectacular museum I'm working in! I'll do another post for it. My camp here was now all set up, awnings ...
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
... of Buffalo Run B&B and headed east for Dubuque, Iowa. Dubuque is the oldest city in Iowa established by fur trader Lucien Dubuque and claims to be the "Masterpiece on the Mississippi". We arrived at a Holiday Inn on the Mississippi and needed to take ...
A week before I leave!
Six months ago I randomly found a website -- Globeaware.org that said a person could volunteer in a foreign country for a week. A volunteer vacation. Most places wanted people for weeks or months -- this is just what I was looking for. Then after more ...
Wednesday Was Pretty Boring and Some Randomness
... that's creepy? On the other hand, I've also seen a hummingbird, a cardinal, and an eagle. Lovely! People in Dubuque say, "Yous guys." It's funny to hear. The bathhouse at the campground has country music playing 24hrs a day. Every ...
Drove by Dubuque, Iowa
Drove by Dubuque. Looks like an interesting city. Too bad I just found out that there is an aquarium on the Mississippi river. That would have been interesting to ...
Packing, packing, packing
Getting ready to leave for 8 weeks (Jim) and 9 weeks (Sharon) while leaving the house ready for Samuel to stay here, and helping Rosana and Christina get ready to spend the summer at Camp Koinonia in California where they'll be working, while Jim is ...
Not sure what happened to Jill
I am not sure what is happening to me but all I do is think. And the problem is I don't really know what I am thinking about. I just feel like my life is turned upside down. I was at work today and Lisan (my boss) said twice - what happened to Jill, when ...
Delightful Dubuque
... in. For dinner, we stopped at a nice Italian restaurant called The Crust. Here's Moms' thoughts: Mom's Corner Dubuque was a cute little city from what we saw. The sculptural interpretation of "American Gothic" was really cool. The ...
Driving to Dubuque
The drive to Dubuque was quite uneventful. Though I was fortunate to see a buffalo, a crop duster, some beautiful cornfields, and Iowa bluffs. I never knew Iowa had bluffs. Quite beautiful. Once I arrived at my campground by the river, ...
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